Regulation 3 Competent authorityF1

(1)

~~Subject to paragraph (2), the following is a competent authority—~~

F2(a)

~~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~~

(b)

~~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~~

(c)

~~in Northern Ireland, the~~ ~~F3Department for the Economy~~ ~~and the~~ ~~F4Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs~~ ~~acting alone or jointly.~~

(2)

~~In relation to matters outside the competence of~~ ~~F5the Northern Ireland Assembly, the competent authority is the Secretary of State.~~

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regulations revoked (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/758), reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2020/1577, regs. 1(1)(a), 3(1)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Reg. 3(1)(a)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of S.I. 2019/758, reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2A(3)(a) (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in reg. 3(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/758, reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2A(3)(b)(i) (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Words in reg. 3(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/758, reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2A(3)(b)(ii) (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F5: Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/758, reg. 1(1), Sch. 11 para. 2A(4) (as inserted by The REACH etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1577), regs. 1(1)(b), 11(3)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)